Surprises This Thanksgiving….

November 25, 2011August 15, 2016 Linny Saunders13 Comments

Thanksgiving this year was such a beautiful day. Dw and the kids came up early so we could watch the parade together {just like we do at home} and then we watched Green Bay {Graham’s long time favorite team}. Dw had gotten a new puzzle for all of us to work on since we are…

Hanging Around {Last Week}

November 15, 2011 Linny Saunders23 Comments

Before the two surgeries last week, the kids came up to hang out so they could get to know their baby sister….thought you might like to see just how sweet they all looked…. Taking over the family room {without even trying} Bethie is sooo proud of her baby sister…. Protective big brothers… Ruby looks like, …

Girls Win {ummm, well of course they did}

September 10, 2011 Linny Saunders8 Comments

Always good to have a little friendly competition. You know that song, “Girls just gotta’ have fun?” When we had to spend the night in a hotel on the trip, we always do two rooms: daddy and the boys in one; the girls and I in the other. {Liberty and I in a queen…

Hanging Out in San Francisco

September 8, 2011 Linny Saunders6 Comments

Before time gets away from me, I just had to journal a speck of our trip to San Francisco…. It was really delightful that Abi, Ryan and Finn are there. Elijah loved helping Ryan put together their new vacuum. The big girls {Abi, Emma, S and Liberty and I} were able to go shopping downtown….

Karl, Ruby Grace and a Road Trip

August 16, 2011 Linny Saunders21 Comments

Yesterday I spent a good portion of the day working on Our Holy Ground Part 2. So many very powerful emotions! I hope to publish it in the next day or two. Karl had his trach removed yesterday. I thought it was a surgery, but Autumn said they all watched as they popped it…

S J – Africa Calls

August 14, 2011 Linny Saunders28 Comments

We will have adopted 9 times when S and Miss R come home. But never before have we had the privilege of skyping with one of our treasures as they wait. Unbeknownst to us, an American connection M asked if we wanted her to have Miss S over so we could skype with…

The Zoo!

August 3, 2011 Linny Saunders14 Comments

The zoo animals were screamin’ for a visit…… so we had to go… Aren’t porcupines the coolest? I am so fascinated by them! So fun to look at pictures of Jubilee… thriving in our family… Oh, if only 163 million others had the opportunity for family…. The sharks were amazing…. So proud of our son,…

We’re Here!

July 31, 2011 Linny Saunders22 Comments

After 2,486 times of “Is it almost time to be at at Tyler and Sarah’s?” {sadly, 2,483 of those were from Dw! – haha!} and twenty-five hours of on-the-road drive time, we are here! We had not seen Tyler in over a year, and it is so wonderful to hug that boy of ours {and…

Karl’s Having Surgery in the Morning

July 27, 2011 Linny Saunders19 Comments

We are all so thankful for the prayer coverage going on round the clock for Karl. No doubt you who have been joining us in prayer are part of this miracle! Here are some specific requests: 1. Karl is having surgery in the morning, somewhere between 9 and 10am. They will be putting in a…

An 18th Birthday No One Could’ve Imagined…

July 23, 2011 Linny Saunders114 Comments

Yesterday, July 22, 2011 was Emma’s 18th Birthday {our Uganda-bound, Orphan-loving, World-changing girl, who blogs about her love and passion for serving orphans here} We had planned for months a big birthday bash: complete with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and all the trimmings. And what Emma had wanted most was for all the kids {and…

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Place Called Simplicity

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